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Registration-year report · 2005–2025

Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025

Ducati Multistrada: MOT pass rate by registration year

Which Multistrada years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 89.9% average, from 24,822 DVSA tests.

2019
highest-passing year · 96.3%
2004
lowest-passing year · 81.7%
14.6pp
spread across 17 years

Pass rate by registration year

first-time pass rate · cohorts with 50 or more tests · registration year from first use date

Highest pass rate: 2019 (96.3% of 80 tests). Lowest: 2004 (81.7% of 657). Years more than two points below the model average: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012.

79%89%99%2003: 82.7% pass (908 tests)2004: 81.7% pass (657 tests)2005: 86.5% pass (1,295 tests)2006: 87.7% pass (787 tests)2007: 83.8% pass (649 tests)2008: 82.7% pass (388 tests)2009: 89.5% pass (334 tests)2010: 88.0% pass (1,421 tests)2011: 89.0% pass (917 tests)2012: 86.0% pass (1,653 tests)2013: 89.5% pass (3,653 tests)2014: 88.1% pass (2,549 tests)2015: 93.4% pass (3,505 tests)2016: 94.4% pass (3,359 tests)2017: 94.4% pass (2,305 tests)2018: 96.2% pass (344 tests)2019: 96.3% pass (80 tests)200320112019
RegisteredTestsFirst-time passvs model (89.9%)
2003 908 82.7% -7.2 pp
2004 657 81.7% -8.2 pp
2005 1,295 86.5% -3.4 pp
2006 787 87.7% -2.2 pp
2007 649 83.8% -6.1 pp
2008 388 82.7% -7.2 pp
2009 334 89.5% -0.4 pp
2010 1,421 88.0% -1.9 pp
2011 917 89.0% -0.9 pp
2012 1,653 86.0% -3.9 pp
2013 3,653 89.5% -0.4 pp
2014 2,549 88.1% -1.8 pp
2015 3,505 93.4% +3.5 pp
2016 3,359 94.4% +4.5 pp
2017 2,305 94.4% +4.5 pp
2018 344 96.2% +6.3 pp
2019 80 96.3% +6.4 pp

Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2006–2025
78%86%95%2006: 80.6% pass (62 tests)2007: 83.2% pass (119 tests)2008: 90.0% pass (211 tests)2009: 83.8% pass (265 tests)2010: 84.7% pass (333 tests)2011: 85.6% pass (353 tests)2012: 84.4% pass (384 tests)2013: 87.2% pass (517 tests)2014: 87.8% pass (609 tests)2015: 86.7% pass (798 tests)2016: 86.9% pass (1,236 tests)2017: 87.8% pass (1,560 tests)2018: 89.3% pass (1,681 tests)2019: 89.8% pass (2,126 tests)2020: 91.8% pass (2,288 tests)2021: 91.2% pass (2,779 tests)2022: 91.3% pass (2,713 tests)2023: 91.8% pass (2,672 tests)2024: 90.9% pass (1,991 tests)2025: 91.0% pass (2,125 tests)20062025

Questions

Which Multistrada years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 registered examples pass first time less often than the Ducati Multistrada overall (89.9%); the 2004 cohort is lowest at 81.7% from 657 tests.
Which Multistrada year has the highest MOT pass rate?
2019, at 96.3% of 80 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
How much does the Multistrada pass rate vary by year?
14.6 percentage points between the highest (2019, 96.3%) and lowest (2004, 81.7%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.

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